Origins and Models of Sleep

Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Sleep Regulation and Function is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas in a friendly environment.

This meeting will focus on the origins of sleep, with particular attention to how sleep differs across animal phyla and human environments, how sleep develops throughout life, and sleep's contribution to cognitive and physiologic development. A complementary theme throughout the sessions will be the exploration of different models of sleep, including approaches from mathematics, neuroscience and anthropology, and model systems from insects to humans. With a senior mentor we will also discuss how to engage the public and policy makers with our science.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Sleep Regulation and Function" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

"Science Beyond the Lab: Communicating Science to the Public and to Policy Makers"

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Discussion

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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3:00 pm

Seminar Concludes

Contributors

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13NS105170. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.